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May 1, 19 •
0 Views • Arts, Feature Story • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
Students across Chatham-Kent will be showcasing their artistic talents at a Student Art Show May 2-9 at the Downtown Chatham Centre, near the escalator in the former Platinum store. Hosted for the third year at the DCC, the juried art show is a result of the...
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Oct 27, 15 •
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Downtown Chatham Centre is hosting a safe & indoor fun for children with Mall’O’Ween. On October 31 all the young Halloween lovers will have a “howling” good time trick or treating as participating retailers will be handing out goodies...
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Sep 2, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
In an effort to get younger families interested in the faith community, a church in Dresden plans to hold drop-in afternoons for kids. Andrew Cornell, pastor at St. Andrew’s Dresden, said the church is organizing LIFE!, a Wednesday drop-in afternoon for...
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Aug 25, 15 •
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Area kids flocked to the Downtown Chatham Centre Aug. 20-22 to be amazed and kind of creeped out by the Orkin Canada exhibit, Incredible World of Bugs, created and collected by John Powers, one of Canada’s leading etomologists. Taking in the prettier bugs...
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Aug 25, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Mary Beth Corcoran • 3 Comments
From humble beginnings to a vibrant and thriving centre for adults, the Active Lifestyle Centre in Chatham is celebrating 45 years this month. According to Executive Director Linda Lucas, the Centre has a gala celebration planned for Aug. 30 at the ALC with a...
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Jul 23, 15 •
0 Views • Arts, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
The summer music continues to flow Friday nights outside the Downtown Chatham Centre (DCC). The weekly Concert in the Commons event is in its third year, and Jaclyn Gillier, marketing director for the DCC, said the shows are well attended. The shows begin at...
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Apr 16, 15 •
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In a classic case of filling a need, the Blenheim and Community Senior Centre is preparing to break ground for a new building five times its current size. The club’s membership has been growing by leaps and bounds and has now topped the 350 mark, a 20%...
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Mar 26, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jim Blake • No Comments
A working lunch is nothing new, but members of the Festival of Giving committee may have invented the walking lunch during their meeting last week. A group of about eight committee members spent Friday munching on pizza as they walked though the John...
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Mar 5, 15 •
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The Chatham-Cycling Group announced it will host its second annual Chatham-Kent Cycling Festival this year. It’s a celebration of fitness, fun and inclusion through cycling, while raising funds for the Children’s Treatment Centre’s Freedom Riders...
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Feb 10, 15 •
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As the Ontario Nurses Association strike against the Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre completes its second week, Marie Kelly, ONA chief executive officer, says patient care is suffering. “Due to privacy regulations, we can’t just give you names...
